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for-faran

(v.)

To perishTo destroyto blockade

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Fýse hí man út of þissan earde, oþþe on earde forfaran hí mid ealle, Ll. Th. i. 378, 9. Gé sceolon forfaran, Hml. Th. ii. 494, 13. trans. To destroy. the object a person Tó eácan óðran þe man unscyldige forfór, Wlfst. 160, 37.

Linked entry: fór-faran

ge-hweorfan

(v.)
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Cf. ge-hwearf Hió becwið him hyre goldfágan treów-enan cuppan, þæt hé íce his beáh mid þam golde, oþþe hí mon æt him gehweorfe mid . xvi. mancussum reádes goldes. Cht.

glídan

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Add: to pass from one place to another by a smooth and continuous movement. of motion on or through a liquid Hornfisc glád geond gársecg, An. 371. of motion through the air Þonne glád þæt deófol út mid his leásunge swá swá smýc æt his eágdura, Shrn.

weald

(adv.)
Grammar
weald, adv. conj.

perhaps may be in dependent clauses, with indefinite pronouns or adverbs (cf. gif), in case

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Bisceopum gebyreþ ðæt mid heom wunian welgeþungene witan . . . ðæt heora gewitan beón on ǽghwylcne tíman, weald hwæt heom tíde in case anything befall them, L.I.P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 25.

spówan

(v.)
Grammar
spówan, speów

To succeed.to be successfulit succeeds with a person (dat.)

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Hú him speów ǽgðer ge mid wíge ge mid wísdóme, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 8. Hú him æt ǽte speów, Beo. Th. 6045; B. 3026

un-þancol

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þancol, adj.
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Tó hwan eart ðú mé swá unþancul mínra góda and mínra gifa ?, Nap. 66. v. un-geþancfull

wác

(adj.)
Grammar
wác, adj.

yieldingnot rigidpliantfluidweakfeeblewanting mental or moral strengthwanting couragepoormeannot of great value or in high esteemvilis

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Hwí wénst ðú, ðone nú ða wácestan gesceafta eallunga ne gewítaþ, ðæt seó seóleste gescaft mid ealle gewíte? Shrn. 198, 19

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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Se twyfealda deáð wæs mid þám getácnad quid significat in eo quod dixit: ' Morte morieris' ?

un-willa

(n.)
Grammar
un-willa, an; m.

What displeasesdispleasurewhat is not desiredagainst one's willunwillinglynot voluntarilywithout one's consentin despite of one

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Ród ðe ic unwillum on beom gefæstnad, óðer ðe ic gestág willum mínum, Exon. Th. 91, 12; Cri. 1491: 360, 11; Wal. 4. Se ðe mid his willan bið besmiten ... Se ðe onwillan ( invitus ) bið besmiten, L. Ecg. C. 5; Th, ii. 138, 7.

meolcian

(v.)
Grammar
meolcian, p. ode.

to milktake milk from an animalto give milkto suckle

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to milk, take milk from an animal Se geþyrsta men meolcode ða hinde and dranc ða meolc, Shrn. 130, 4. Nán wíf hire yrfe ne meolcige, bútan heó ða meolc for Godes lufan syllan, Wulfst. 227, 10.

Linked entries: melcan milcian

un-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weorþ, -wurþ, -wyrþ, -wierþe, -wyrþe; adj.

of no valueof no dignitylittle esteemedunworthynot of sufficient meritworthlessbadcontemptibledespicableignobleignominiousdishonouring

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of no value Mid deórwyrþum reáfum ne beóþ hý gescrýdde, ac mid unweorþum, R. Ben. 137, 9.

Linked entries: un-wurþ un-wyrþ

DISC

(n.)
Grammar
DISC, es; m.
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Syle me on ánum disce Iohannes heáfod ðæs Fulluhteres da mihi in disco caput Ioannis Baptistæ, Mt. Bos. 14, 8, 11: Mk. Bos. 6, 25, 27. Se ðe his hand on disce mid me dypþ qui intingit mecum manum in cătĭno, 14, 20. On disce in păropsĭde, Mt.

ge-wanian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wanian, -wonian; p. ode; pp. od.

to lessendiminishto be wanting

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Is mín flet-werod gewanod my band of retainers is lessened, Beo. Th, 958; B. 477: Cd. 24; Th. 31, 6; Gen. 481: Gen. 8, 1.

Linked entries: ge-wonian ge-wane

ge-scildan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scildan, -scyldan; p. de; pp. ed

To shield, cover, protect, defendprotegere, tueri

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To shield, cover, protect, defend; protegere, tueri Ic gescilde ðé mínre swýðran handan I will cover thee with my right hand, Ex. 33, 22. Ic ðé gescilde on drihtenes name I will protect thee in the name of the Lord, Shrn 15, 19.

Linked entries: scildan ge-scyldan

feónd

an enemyfoefienddevil

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'For ðínum feóndum ic áswand on mínum móde, and ic hié hatode, for ðǽm hié wǽron eác míne fínd (fiénd, v. l.).' Swá mon sceal Godes fiénd hatigean, Past. 353, 5-8. Feónda emulorum, i. inimicorum, An. Ox. 22, 42.

ge-tweógan

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Þeáh mé héte God on flód faran nǽre hé þæs deóp þæt his ó mín mód getweóde though God should bid me go into the water, the water would not be so deep that my heart would hesitate about it (i.e. going into the water ), ac ic tó þám grunde génge, Gen. 833

a-bítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bítan, ic -bíte, ðú -bítest, -bítst, he -bíteþ, -bit, pl. -bítaþ; p. -bát, pl. -biton; pp. -biten; v. a.

To biteeatconsumedevourmorderearroderemordendo necarecomederedevorare

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Míne scép sind abitene my sheep are devoured. Homl. Th. i. 242, 10. Ðú his ne abítst non comedas ex eo. Deut. 28, 31

Linked entry: a-bát

áre

(n.)
Grammar
áre, an; f.

Honourhonestyfavourbenefitpitymercyhonorhonestasgratiabeneficiummisericordia

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Mid áran with honours, Cd. 155 ; Th. 193, 12 ; Exod. 245. Árna ne gýmden they had no regard of honour, 113; Th. 148, 20; Gen. 2459. Us is ðínra árna þearf to us is need of thy mercies, Exon. 11 b ; Th. 16, 19; Cri. 255.

Linked entries: árena árna

Arewe

(n.)
Grammar
Arewe, Arwe, an; f. [arewe arrow]

ARROW, the name of a river in several countiesfluvii nomen

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ARROW, the name of a river in several counties, called so either from its swiftness or straightness, also the Orwell; fluvii nomen Se here gewende ðá fram Lundene, mid hyra scypum, into Arewan [MS. Laud.

BYRGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BYRGAN, birgan, byrigan, birigan, birgean, byrigean, byrian; p. de; pp. ed [beorg tumulus]; v. trans.
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Alýf me ǽrest byrigan mínne fæder permitte mihi primum sepelire patrem meum, Lk. Bos. 9, 59: 9, 60. Hine man byrigde swá him wel gebýrede they buried him as well became him, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 21: Hy. 10, 29; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 29